Indicating device



Oct. 25,1927. 1516,68?

V v a T. DALY .INDI CATING' DEVICE Filed March 18, 1924 JNV E NTOR Homes06!] Patented oct; 25, 1927.

ir -s THOMA ent; on NEW resign. f

mnrcnrrne nnvrcna r Application filed March 18, 1924. o serialno.-7oo,i72. I

adapted to shown and describedin my cation forithesprevention and do thetheft of bank notes, stocks, gotiable paper or,

bon

other ,-In these safety valises-provision is madewhen the .vlise isstolen" or when at;

tempts'are made to openthe valise by unv authorizedvv persons foractuating deviees for-indicating; that. the contents of the valise arein unauthorized hands by mutilat ingthe bank notesor other papers in aP1136: w.Y

determined manner, as for example,

sprayingor otherwise treatingthe same with a colored-liquid dye orother,similar sub.- stance. My present invention relates tot-hese particularindicating devices and injcarry ing out the same as: hereinaftermorepartlcularly .1 described. I employ a receptaclepreierablycomprisingvvanouter casing and; v I inner casingitheiinnercasing being adapted to. receive a suitable explosive and the outercasing-Ia diseolori'ng material, I while both casings have.substantially al1g'ned o nts.

which are d srupted bynthe explosive ma;

terial whenifired .to create a, pressure; within;

the outer casing to expel ,the V4 filiscoloring In carrying out theinven tion the explosive materialis. fired electrically. or.otherwisecwhen, the valise conta n;-

ing thevalnable, papers is unlaw f llyjtaken from the person havingproper possession thereoiorzwhen attempts are madefto open the'val ise.g z r e- Inthe drawing;

:Fig 1 is an. end elevationofthe indicat ing devices comprising mypresent invention;

Fig.2 is a par i l lo-ng a e ion, i the'lsame-al .7 w T 1' 7 Fig.. 3' isa transverse sect on.-

Fig. 4: is a diagrammatic plan of lthe .elec" trio circuits and thecartridgeemployed, and

' e-Fig. 5051s; a'sectional elevation illustrating the application ofthe apparatus.

"By reference tothe drawings,-it will bef seen that in carrying out theinvention I em ploy a receptacle preferably. comprising inner and outercasings. The outer caslng isv indicated'at 101and is preferablycylindrical. The cylindrical Wall of providedwitha longitudinal slotllnormalcoveredbyv a'strip of thin metal 12 other ,instruments as the 1same. are conveyed from;.oneplace to an;

outer casing and" passes;

;. WVhen the parts, are

the outer casing is:

which is soldered or otherwise connected to the outer r 1,4 ,687- FFmE-j T;

suriace oi the casingi-nsucha as make an easily 7 disruptable jointtherewith. The iends of the cylindrical wall of the outer V casingareiitted withhheads 13 vand li.

These headsliiand 14 are littedrespectively with rims 15 and 16ad'aptedto pass over the;

ends i e y i dr l Wal th in their normalpos1t1ons the heads aresunken or-set in a pp l i an rom he. nds Qt;

the casing. The ends of the casing.-are'cov .fl

rr d with ap andl oit there s.,.an-

appreciable space 19 at@each end ofthe eas-g mg between the .headslS-andthe caps 14 i forming; the .end members thereof. The} p 1n ,opp te ydisposed I si on i provided w th lugsQO, and similarly thecap 18 isprovidedlwith oppositely disposed lug s 21, The heads-andthe capsaremaintained inposition on the ends ofthe casing by means of rods or;bolts 22 and 23, which pass through and extend between the lugs on;the

The innercas' ng'is alsozpreferably cylinQ dricalvand of materiallysmaller diameter than the outer casing. This' inner casing is jindicated at 24: "and is provided with allon,

gitudinally extending slot-i2 5 normally coveredby astripof thin1netal26 which is" secured to the; outer .sur'faceof theof;

'theinner cas ng bye "solder orlother joint d srupt d, In ena pr e 'ydisposed position the inner casing,is -al so providedwith'alongitudinallv disposed slot w en is ea el which similarlycoveredeby strip of, thinimetal- 28 secured to the outerls'urface off 7the'walls-oi the inner'casing a solder ,hrf other-equally disruptablejoint, The innercasing extends longitudinally within" ,the

curedin or to the walls:

y; disp ereieit in lfs t 2 "a 2 i the inner casing are preferably in.alignment through andis se-f I of the heads 13 and let as indicated1nYFig. 2 of the, drawing) in position the Oppositewith thelongitudinally disposed slot 11in the outer casing. Passing through oneend 1 wall of the inner casing, and suitably, se

cured therein I employ a cartridge 29 11w 7 8lextending' therefrom.These lead wires pass throughjthe space- 19 ing lead wiresBO and betweenthe head 13 and the cap 17; of'the outer casing n which there m ybeqafillingj or packing ofntelt or other similar material asindicated at32 and the lead wirespass out-oi the casing, through {an apertiiregjiivprovided:forthispurposeiirthecapl l i inner casing is filled with acharge of gun powder orother similar explosive material as'indicatedat34, and the outer casing is filled to'a predetermined extent witha quan-V tity of liquid dye as indicated'at'35, or any other equivalentdiscoloring material.

The indicating apparatus hereinbefore described is particularly adaptedfor use in a valiselor traveling bag of a similar nature in'Which banknotes, stocks, bonds or other valuable papersmay be transferred from oneplace to another. As illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 5 of thedrawing, the 7 Walls of such a bag are indicated at 36. The indicatingdevice as illustrated may be maintained inposition in the bag by hangers37" and 38conn'ected atone end to a wallof the bag-and,provided at theirother ends with hooks 39 and 40' respectively torexample for engagementwith the bolts or rods 22 and 23 for supporting and normallymaintai-ning the indicating apparatusin po- 'sition in the bag. 'Asshown in Figs. 3and 52515 the drawing I may employ strap members41jand42-suitably connected to the shell oftheouter casing by rivets'43, 44 orotherwise and extending in opposite directions and terminating in hooks45' and 46. These hooks 45 and 46 form slideways for the reception of adrawer 47 or other container ada ted to receive the papers to be carriedin 'tlie' bag. As illustrated thecov er of this drawer 47 is providedwith a longitudinally vdisposedslot 48 so placed as to be in alignmentwith and adjacent to the slot 11 and its cover 12in-the wall of theouter casing 10.

Normally the 'slot 48*in the upper wall of Ithe drawer'is closed by "apivotally mounted pl'ate 49 which is maintained in position to cover theslot by means of a spring 50 or otherwise. V

In order to operate the indicating device as hereinbefore described thelead wire 31 from the cartridge 29may be connectedto one terminal ofabattery 51 or other suitablesource of energy,- while the otherterminalof the battery is connected by a lead a 52 to one terminal 53 ofa circuit closing device and the other lead wire 30 from the cartridge29 is connected to theother terminal'54 of this circuit closing device;

Whi-le it forms no part of my present invention thedevice for closingthe circuit to the cartridge 29 is actuated in any suitable manner whenthe valise is taken surreptivtiously or falls into the hands ofunauthori'z'ed persons in any manner whatsoever, and alsowhen'attempts'are made to open. the valise except in a predeterminedmanner. It will be understood, therefore, that when the circuit closingdevice is operated the circuit will be closed to the cartridge'29 to ex-*plode "the same and fire the charge of gun powder 34 in the innercasing, disrupting either one or both'of the joints covering thelongitudinal slots in the walls thereof and alsothe disruptable joint inthe walls of the outer casing whereby the discoloring mate rial or othersimilar substance contained in the outer casing willbe caused to passeither by gravity or by force or both through the slot 12 into andthrough the slot 48 in the upper' wal-l ofthe' drawer to come intocontact with the papers therein to indicate that the same have beenobtained in an-unautho-rized manner. that the purpose of employing thehinged plate'49 is to prevent the return: of theidisr coloring-inaterialor any'appreciable part thereof fromthedrawer to the interior of theouter I casing, "the pressure under which the *discoloring material iscaused to flow from the" receptacle in whichiitiis normally It will 1 0Wbe. understood contained being sufiici ent toswing the plate 49 topermit the discoloring material toipassiin this directionbut not in theother as. when this pressure is relieved thesprin g 50 causes 9 theplate 49 to return to its normalf'position.

It will also be understood'that theindicating device as herein shown'andidescribed is more or less diagrammatic and that'other andequivalent forms thereof may be employed Without departing and spirit ofmy invention. 7

I'claim-as my invention:

'1. Ina device ofthe class described, an outer casing having adisruptable longitudinal joint, the said outer casingbeing adapted tocontain a liquid','aninner casing alsoshav mg a disruptable'longitudinaljoint thercln,

the said inner'casingbeing adapted to-con- 'tain an explosive, andaicartridge. fixed. in the walls-of the said inner-casing.

2. In a device of the class described, an outer casing having alongitudinal slot.

therein, astrip normally covering the said slot and making-adisruptable'ijoint in the.

walls-of the outer casing,the said outer casfrom the nature.

mg being adapted to contain a liquid, an in- I V ner casing having alongitudinalslot therein, a strip normally covering the-saidlongitudinal slot and. forming a disrup'talole jointinthe wall of theinner casing, the said inner casing b'eingt'adapted to contain anuid, aninner casing eccentric with the outer casing and having'a longitudinalslot there in, a stripnormally covering the slot'in the inner casing andconnected to thewall there of to form a disruptable joint therein, thesaid inner casing being adapted to'contain an explosive, inset headmembers forming the ends of the outer casing and in which the A outercasing having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip normally covering thesaid slot and connected to the Wall of the casing to form a disruptablejoint therein, the said outer casing being adapted to contain a liquid,an inner casing eccentric With the outer casing and having alongitudinal slot therein, a

strip normally covering the slot in the inner casing and connected tothe Wall thereof to form a disruptable joint therein, the sai'din} nercasing being adapted to contain an explosive, inset head members formingthe ends of the outer casing and in which the said inner casing imounted, a cartridge fixed in a Wall of the said inner casing, and capsfitting over and secured to the ends of the said outer casing. o

Signed by me this 23rd day of February, 1924.

THOMAS DNA-LY.

